Avis Moorehead, LCSW

Avis Moorehead is a licensed clinical social worker with 11 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She works in Pennsylvania and speaks English. Her approach aims to make therapy practical and approachable for people facing big life changes or overwhelming emotions.

She focuses on clear, doable steps that fit a person's day-to-day life. Sessions often include talking through worries, identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, and trying new coping skills. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to help people change thoughts and habits that get in the way.

Avis also draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to help clients clarify values and take small actions that matter to them. For trauma-related concerns she may incorporate eye movement desensitization and reprocessing to address distressing memories. Dialectical behavior therapy skills are used when strong emotions and relationships need steadier regulation.

Her background includes work with first responder issues, multicultural concerns, and complicated grief. She supports people dealing with compulsions, obsessive thoughts, addiction, sleep problems, and career stress. She also offers coaching-style support for goal setting and life transitions.

In sessions she aims to be direct, compassionate, and practical. People can expect a collaborative plan focused on concrete changes, with options for shorter check-ins or longer work depending on goals.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Avis uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT often focuses on practical exercises and small experiments that can reduce anxiety, improve mood, and address sleep or compulsive patterns.

She also integrates acceptance and commitment therapy which helps people clarify personal values and take value-guided actions even when difficult feelings are present. For trauma-related work she may draw on eye movement desensitization and reprocessing to reduce the intensity of distressing memories.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, then tailor techniques to match the client’s needs in a collaborative way. That process may shift over time as progress and priorities change.

Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and situations. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text sessions work well for brief check-ins, symptom tracking, or steady support between longer sessions.